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QUEEN REARING., 



queen-cell is given, is vciy populous, the cell may be intro- 

 duced by simply inserting it in its natural position between 

 two combs of brood. It is verij important to have the queen- 

 cell III or near the brood, or the bees might neglect it. 



Sometimes, the bees so crowd they royal cells together 



Fig. 102. 



CLUSTER OF CELLS. 



(From "Advanced Bee Culture.") 



(fig. 102) that it is difficult to remove one without fatally 

 injuring another, as, when a cell is tut into, the destruction 

 and removal of the larva usually follows. Mr. Alley, by 



